APC Answer Letter May 2009
APC Answer Letter, May 1, 2009
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Inside:
- Blood procedures: Code correctly when the only service is specimen collection via PICC.
- ED: Consult your FI or MAC about billing LWBS patients; ensure that yours is RAC-ready.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Learn about billing when the physician aborts the procedure.
- Injections and infusions: Distinguish therapeutic infusion from hydration; code with add-ons for concurrent infusion
- Knee repair: Beware of unbundling in multiple procedures.
- Ophthalmologic coding: Be aware of the context when coding E/M with Avastin injections
- Quick coding quiz
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